Text File Translation App

Capabilities

• Translates text files from one language to another using Helsinki-NLP's OPUS-MT models from Hugging Face.
• Supports multiple file formats: .txt, .csv, .xlsx.
• Batch processing for handling large volumes of text.
• Token chunking for efficient translation of lengthy text while avoiding memory issues.

Usage

• Place your text file in an accessible location.
• Select the desired source and target languages from the lists in the UI.
• Select the file you want to translate in the UI file explorer window.
• The translated file will be saved alongside the original, with the file name appended with the target language.

Benefits

• Flexibility: Works with multiple languages.
• Privacy: Performs translations locally and offline, ensuring data privacy.
• Convenience: Easy to set up and run, making translations hassle-free.

Specifications

• Language Support: Dependent on available Helsinki-NLP/OPUS-MT models.
• File Format Support: Text (.txt), Comma-Separated Values (.csv), and Excel (.xlsx).
• Dependencies: Python, pandas, torch, transformers, tqdm, openpyxl, pyinstaller.

Installation & Setup

• Ensure Python 3.11+ is installed, then:
• Clone the github repo from: https://github.com/thefilesareinthecomputer/offline_file_translation
• Set up a virtual environment and install the required dependencies:

git clone {REPO_URL} {REPO_FOLDER}

cd {REPO_FOLDER}

python3.11 -m venv {VENV_NAME}

source {VENV_NAME}/bin/activate
 
pip install --upgrade pip pip-check-reqs wheel python-dotenv

pip install -r requirements.txt

pip install {ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES}

pip freeze > requirements.txt

echo "{VENV_NAME}/
_archive/
_notes/
_notes.txt
generated_data/
venv/
__pycache__/
*.pyc
*/migrations/*
db.sqlite3
.env
staticfiles/" > .gitignore

cat .gitignore

git init

git add .

git commit -m "Initial commit"

optionally, set a remote repository and push the new code to it